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The Top 25 Xbox 360 Games of All Time (So Far!)

The 360 has an incredible library of games... here are our picks for the best ones so far!

Since its launch in late 2005, the Xbox 360 has dominated the living rooms of millions of hardcore gamers worldwide. Thanks to strides in online integration, downloadable content, and high definition visuals, the Xbox 360 has allowed us all to sink hundreds of hours into some great gaming experiences. The 360 hasn't hit its peak by any means, but we want to recognize 25 of the best games to hit the platform to date.

Note that "best" doesn't mean "categorized by numerical score." By "best" we mean the games that we've personally sacrificed countless hours of sleep and numerous Saturday nights to, regardless of the scores some staffer or other might have assigned in their reviews. And in the case of certain franchises, we've picked the title that we believe to be the best in the series. Our Gamerscores are much larger thanks to these great games.

And for the sake of clarification, we've decided to exclude Xbox Live Arcade titles from the list. We recognize that many of you look at downloadable games as Xbox 360 titles just as much as any disc-based games, and we fought over this internally. But ultimately we decided to focus on great Xbox 360 games that you can pick up at the store, saving the DLC stuff for a possible future piece.

Without further ado, here are our picks for the Top 25 Xbox 360 Games of All Time (So Far)!

The Index

Day One: Top Games #25-21
Sword fightin', car wreckin', alien killin', ball-kickin'... Day One's picks have a little of everything.

Day Two: Top Games #20-16
Fantasy lives, hardcore fisticuffs, faraway adventures and frenzied jamming are a few of the experiences offered by Day Two's picks.

Day Three: Top Games #15-11
Broken faces, endless exploration, terrifying darkness and unfinished fights are a few of the things you'll find in Day Three's games.

Day Four: Top Games #10-6
As we approach the top of our list we find games where you can leap skyscrapers, rock the mic, destroy the undead and drop really bad one-liners.